CMA CGM and Cochin Shipyard sign contract for six LNG-fuelled container vessels
French shipping major CMA CGM and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) signed a contract in New Delhi on 18 February 2026 for six 1,700 TEU LNG-fuelled feeder container vessels to be built in Kochi, Kerala.
Summary
French shipping major CMA CGM and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) signed a contract in New Delhi on 18 February 2026 for six 1,700 TEU LNG-fuelled feeder container vessels. The vessels will be built by CSL in Kochi, Kerala, and registered under the Indian flag. The ceremony was attended by Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur and CMA CGM Chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé. Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the project reflects growing global engagement with Indian shipyards under the government's maritime reforms.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 18 February 2026, New Delhi
- Parties
- CMA CGM (France) and Cochin Shipyard Limited
- Order
- Six 1,700 TEU LNG-fuelled feeder container vessels
- Built at
- Kochi, Kerala
- Flag
- Indian flag
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under the contract signed on 18 February 2026, Cochin Shipyard Limited will build six LNG-fuelled container vessels for which shipping company?
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Correct answer: A — CMA CGM
French shipping major CMA CGM signed the contract with Cochin Shipyard Limited for six 1,700 TEU LNG-fuelled feeder container vessels.
Consider the following statements about the CMA CGM–Cochin Shipyard contract of February 2026: 1. The vessels will be 1,700 TEU LNG-fuelled feeder container ships. 2. The vessels will be registered under the French flag. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The six vessels will be built in Kochi and registered under the Indian flag.